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of which had been described by Walker, and placed by him amongst 
the LithosidcE. Mr. H. Goss exhibited specimens of Callwiorpha hera^ 
taken in August last by Major-General Garden in South Devon, and 
observed that the species appeared to be getting commoner in this 
country, as Gen. Carden had caught seventeen specimens in five days. 
Mr. Goss said that the object of the exhibition was to ascertain the 
opinion of the meeting as to the manner in w'hich this species had been 
introduced into this country. A long discussion on this subject and 
on the geographical distribution of the species ensued, in which Mr. G. 
T. Baker, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Barrett, Colonel Swinhoe, Mr. M‘Lachlan, 
Mr. Verrall, Capt. Elwes, Mr. Fenn, Mr. Jacoby, and others took part. 
Mr. C. J. Gahan contributed a paper entitled “ On South American 
species of Diabrotica : an Appendix to Part II.” Mr. M‘Lachlan con- 
tributed a paper entitled “ Descriptions of new species of holopthalmous 
AscalaphidceP Mr. W. L. Distant communicated a paper entitled 
“ Descriptions of four new species of the genus FulgoraP Mr. F. 
Fnock read a paper entitled “ Additional notes and observations on the 
life-history of Atypus piceusP Every detail in the life history of this 
spider was most elaborately illustrated by a large number of photographs, 
made by Mr. Fnock from his original drawings, and shown by means 
of the oxy-hydrogen lantern. A discussion followed, in which Mr. C. 
O. Waterhouse, Dr. Sharp, Mr. G. C. Champion, the Rev. A. E. Eaton, 
Mr. P. Crowley, and others took part. — H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 
City of London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 
Thursday., October 1891. — Exhibits: — Lepidoptera. — Mr. Boden, 
a series of Hesperia lineola taken near Strood in September, and a 
dark specimen of Melanargia galathea. He also showed the specimen 
of a Noctua bred from a tomato, previously exhibited on August 6th. 
This insect had since been identified as Prodrenia littoralis, Boisduval, 
a species hitherto unknown in Britain. He stated that he had failed to 
obtain any information as to the locality from which the tomato came, 
but expressed an opinion that seeing how extensively this fruit was 
now cultivated in England, it was quite possible that the insect might 
become naturalized in this country. The larva was brown, with a pig- 
like head, and fed on the interior of the tomato during the night, 
resting during the day, in a straight posture, outside the fruit. The 
cocoon, which he also exhibited, was formed just under the surface of 
the sand at the bottom of the garden-pot in which the insect had been 
bred. Dr. Sequeira, Xa?iihia silago, Epione apicia^'ia., Scotosia dubitata, 
Emmdesia affiiiUaia^ Cidaria si/aceata, a very small specimen of 
Abraxas grossu/ariata, 2ind many others. Mr. Quail, life-histories of 
Eurynieue dolobraria and Pericallia syringaria ; also a specimen of 
Polyommaius virgaurcea, taken on a thistle head at Birling Gap, near 
Seaford, August 4th, 1891. The specimen was a male, in good 
condition, being, however, slightly worn and appearing to have been 
on the wing for some days. Mr. Clark, a series of Dia?ithcecia 
capsincola from the north of Ireland ; also specimens of Noctua festiva 
and N. conflua from various localities. Mr. Southey, Noctua rubi, N. 
festiva and N. tria 7 tgulum^ with preserved larvae of each. Dr. Buckell, 
Xoctua festiva from London district and York, and so-called var. conflua 
from Aberdeen, N. sobrina from Perth, N. augur from Highgate and 
N. rubi from Suffolk and Muswell Hill. Amongst the latter was a 
